Shoe-paste dauber.



PATENTED MAY 17, 1904.

W. CHURCH. SHOE PASTE DAUBER.

APPLIOATIONIILBD sEPT.12. 190s.

NO MOBIEL.

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PATENT CEEICE.

SHOESTE DAUBEH..

SPECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent No. 760,310, dated May 17, 1904:

i Application led September l2, 41,903. Serial No. 172,372. (No model.)

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Beit known that I, WILLIAM CHURCH, a citi zen of the United States of America, and a resident of Chicago, Cook county,`.]llinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvef ment in `ShoeePaste.Daubers, of which the following is a speciiication. y y

My invention contemplates an improved form of fountain shoe-paste dauber-that is to say, a dauber which is not only adapted for applying shoe-paste to shoes, but which is also adapted to contain a suitable quantity of shoepaste. Obviously a dauber of this character is capable of a self-feeding action during the application of the shoe-paste and obviates the necessity of soiling the hands.

Furthermore, my invention contemplates an improved form of dauber which not only coni stitutes the means for'applying the polish or other shoe-paste, but also the package orreceptacle in which the paste is sold.

As a mattei' of further improvement my im proved shoe-paste dauber is preferably of such character and of such a cheap inexpensive nature that it can be reduced in size at intervalsthat is to say, as fast asthe paste is reduced in quantity-and can then be thrown away when the last of the paste has been used.

The nature and advantages of my invention will, however, hereinafter more fully appear.

ln the accompanyingdrawings, Figure lisa y longitudinal section through a dauber character-ized by my invention, the same'being shown full of shoe-polish or other shoe'edressingof a pasty nature. Fig. 2 is a View of the `head or discharge end of the dauber. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the barrel or reservoir ofthe dauber, showing' one side thereof in section.

AsV thus illustrated, my improved dauber comprisesa barrel or body portion A, adapted to contain a suitable quantity of shoe-polish or other paste and provided at its rear or handle end with a plug B. rlhis plug is preferably provided with an inner reduced portion 6. As illustrated, the said barrel or body portion is composed of a sheet of scored paper reduced to cylindric form and having its edgeportions a lapped at one side, as shown in Fig. 3. lhus when the paper is reduced to cylindrie form i the scoring a extends' in the form of rings around the surface of the barrel or body portion A, making' it possible to shorten the latter from time to time by simply cutting' through the paper along' the lines of the scoring. In other words, the barrel can be shortened by detaehing one afterkanother of the narrow rings f of paper of which the V barrel 1s preferably comi the ring of material for applying the paste i consists-of felt, is secured in any suitable mannerito the outer end of the paper ring or short cylinder C, and is bent over so aste provide the inwardly-extending flange-like portion c'. Thisleaves a discharge-opening c2 of somewhat less diameter than the inner diameter of the barrel. The lapping portions of the paper can be secured in place in any suitable or desired manner-as, for eX- ample, by means of glue or other suitable means. The dauber thus constructed is adapted to serve asa'receptacle orinclosurewhereinthe paste is placed upon the market and sold.V The dauberisprovided with paste in suiicient quantity to bring. the latter up to or very near the 'discharge-opening c2, as shown in Fig. 1. 1n this condition the dauber' can be employed for applying the paste by simply grasping the rear end portion of the barrel, then rubbing the felt head c over the surface ofthe shoe. The felt head c or other suitable material of absorbent nature absorbs or takes up a suitable amount of the paste, and

in this way the felt is kept softand pliable, thereby making it possible to always bring the exposed end of the column of paste into contact with the shoes. The felt is for the scored. The cap C can then be pushed inward, thereby bringing the paste to the mouth of the discharge-opening and into contact with the head of the dauber. These rings a2 can be removed one by one or two by two or otherwise as fast as is necessary in order to insure a proper feeding action of the paste. Owing to the slight space between the side walls of the barrel A and the cylindric surface of the reduced portion the' last or final portion of the paste can be fully utilized. This is due to the fact that the cap C can be brought nearer and nearer to the rear or handle end of the dauber and to such an extent that the reduced portionb will finally project into the cap and practically to the mouth of the discharge-opening.

lt is obvious that my improved dauber can be of any suitable form or design and that the construction canbe changed or modified Without departing from the spirit ofl my invention.

Obviously the daubing-head of theV dauber is adapted to expose the paste, being provided with the flexible material c', which material is in the form ofa ring encircling'the dischargeopening. Furthermore, this head, comprising a short tube C, is adapted to slide within the cylindrical casing or receptacle A as fast as the `latter is shortened, thereby permitting the paste to be maintained in such position at the discharge end of the dauber that it can be readily applied. The reduced inner portion of the plug B is adapted to act as a plunger for expelling the final or last portion of the paste from the dauber, as it is adapted to when the casing has been shortened toa sufficient extent fit within the tube C of the head. In this Way the dauber is of a very simple, practical, and eficient nature and is adapted to serve both as a package in which to sell the shoe-paste and as adevice by which to apply the paste to the shoes Without soiling the hands.

I claim as my invention-y v 1. A fountain shoe-paste dauber, comprising means for holding and applying paste, said means including a suitable chamber for containing the paste, and a hollow head communieating with said chamber and provided with a discharge-opening, said head comprising flexible material encircling said opening and adapted for applying the paste to the shoes, and the said opening exposing the paste.

2. A fountain shoe-paste dauber, comprising means for holding and applying the paste,

' said means including a chamber adapted to contain the paste, and a cap having a dischargeopening communicating with the chamber, said cap being formed with a head of absorbent material encircling said opening and adapted for applying the paste to the shoes, and the said opening exposing the paste.

3. A fountain shoe-paste dauber, compris-k ing means for holding and applying the paste, said means including a paper barrel adapted to be shortened and having its rear end closed by a plug, a 'cap having a portion adapted to lit Within the other end of said barrel, said cap having alsoa head formed of a ring of flexible material, said ring having a discharge-opening of less diameter than the inner diameter of the barrel, and said opening exposing the paste.

4. A fountain shoe-paste dauber, comprising a receptacle containing the paste, said receptacle being composed of connected sections, said sections being adapted to be removed as fast as necessary to insure proper feeding action of thev paste, and a head telescoping within the end of the receptacle and adapted to slide therein as fast as the receptacle is shortened.

5. A fountain shoe-paste dauber, comprisinga barrel of scored paper, the scoring,.in effect, providing a barrel which is composed of connected ring-like sections, a plug closing the rear or handle end of said barrel, and acap provided with a discharge-opening and having a portion adapted to fit Within the open end Y of said barrel, said cap being provided with a head of suitable material for applying the paste to the shoes and said material encircling said opening, the opening exposing the paste.

6. A fountain shoe-paste dauber, comprising a cylindric casi-ng adapted to be shortened from time to time and adapted to contain shoepaste, and a daubing-head'telescoping within the discharge end of the receptacle and adapted to slide therein as fast as the casing isv shortened, said head having a discharge-'opening adapted to expose the paste, y

7. A fountain shoe-paste dauber comprising a cylindric casing composed of ring-like sections'adapted to be disconnected or torn off one at a time for the purpose of shortening the casing, said casing being' adapted to contain'the shoe-paste, a plug closing the handle end of said casing and provided with a reduced inner portion, and a daubing-head telescoping Within the other end of the casing and adapt'- ed'to slide therein as fast as the casing is shortened, said head having a discharge-opening adapted to expose the shoe-paste, and the inner portion of the head being adapted to slide over the said reduced inner end portion of said plug. whereby all of the shoe-paste can be discharged and utilized.

Signed by me at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, this 8th day of September, 1903.

WILLIAM CHURCH.

Witnesses:

' A. F. DURAND,

WM. A. HARDERS.

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